The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-24
SHOT BY As PLAYMATE.
ONE ONE nor l,o KILLS ms FRIEND
Accidentiy-The Sad Ending OF n Days
Fun-Nortl, Wheeling Furnished a 3
Ssl Sensation By tho Killing OF Chas. +
lle aIcKown by Lou Bcutcr. ~

A very aad aud distressing accident took
place in North Wheeling about 4o'clock
yesterday afternoon, the sensational feat.
urea Of which made general topic Of con.
veraation last night all over, that portion
Of the city. Tho affair resulted 10 the
death Of Charles B. McKown, a boy about
10 years old, who was shot by one Of his
friends and plAymatcs. Louis Bcu!er, q
boy about u years old. The shooting
took place in tho yard In tho roar OF Dsu-
tors home, at No. 600 Marke. street.
Tho news 0! tho sad happening spread
rapidly, and inside Of tea minutes after It
had occurred Beuter had been taken
charge Of by Officer Desmond Of the city
police force, who kept him at the house
pending the arrival OF Prosecuting Attor.
ney Jordan, who arrived soon alter; Re.
porters wereI present when Mr.. Jordan
got the poor boy to tell his story.
Deuter Ia q son Of Charles Beuter, the
tailor, doing business on Main street, and
Ia said by all who know him to be a good
diBpositioned lad. He was almost pros.
trated with grief and horror over tho aw.
full ending Of pleasant days sport, and
wept bitterly as he told OF the eircum.
stances connected with McKown's death.
For the past two years the two boys
have been enemies, having quarreled boy.
ish fashion over some trilling matter, but
three days ago they came together again,
buried their differences and became aB
they had been before their quarrel, good
warm friends, and this fact adds to tho sad.
ness Of the affair. Yesterday morning they
borrowed 6 small light rifle, better known
as q ca..riae such as is used in shooting
galleries, from AL Buchanan, aud started
out over the hills for days sport. They
had plenty Of cartridges and shot at birds,
tin cans and about everything else that
their eyes happened to light on. They
came home for dinner, and after
dinner startled out again. But
as 1t commenced 10 rain and as their am.
muniton was running low they decided to
return homo about 8 o'clock. They did
SO, and played about Mr.. Bsuter's yard
for time shooting of tho balance Of their
ammunition. ,.aH s..l
AT last only one, cartridge was left.
Mckown had tho ride and noticing q bird
on nearby tree, fitted in the cartridge,
closed the breach, and was shout
to fre,sswhen be turned 10 Beutsr and
said: "iou fro at it." handing the
weapon over as he said so, and turning it
30 that the muzzlo wGs aimed directly at
his heart md the but extending toward
Betlter, Aa the latter took the rifle T. was
discharged in some manner, the bullet
striking and entering Mcllowan's body
in The left breast Just over
arms and ran toward Mrs. Beuter, who
was In thu rear part OF the housa, ex-
claiming, He shot me-" Mrs. Beutsr
caught the lsd just as he sank down and
expired. Ds. Brnie was sent for ut once,
and gave as his opinion that the ball hal.
severed the main artery OF thehcar:.
Coroner Schultz after he arrived on
tho gcere examined Beuter n1d slso
Councilman e. B. Jones and Mr.. Martin
Clark, who had observed the hoya play.
Ing together and shooting st marx, and
then rendered q verdict Of accidental
ehooticg. Is E.1.4ii-
The hoy Mckown is one OF family oil
FIVE children living with their grandfather,
Mr.. Kronenwith, tailor at No. 52l NJ.
tionel Road. Tie body was taken
there. His father was Charles Nc.
kown, mschinist employed at
the Hinge factory who died last February.
His mother died lapt November. Tho boy
Tas tho second child snd was bright, In
te!ligent little fellow. H'... 'M=